SYNTHETIK News

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Our new story trailer is out, including some new gameplay footage, check it out above!

On Wednesday a next Pre-Alpha round will start, keys will be distributed in Discord and a few in other places. Stay tuned! More keys will follow over the next weeks. Check out the Discord mini-news, twitter and the steam forums!

We have also decided to move the release date to the 11th of November. This gives us a bit more time to work on a couple new features we wanted to add and needed extra time to polish the new dedicated server based online co-op. You can find the updated feature list below!


New in SYNTHETIK 2:


[h2]▧ NEW WORLD:[/h2]

• Take possession of powerful Faction Arsenals and their varied gadgets and technologies!
  
• Explore much more varied and complex environments with destruction, physics & full 3D!
  
• Fight the powerful Machine S.A.T Police Force, Chrono and Shock Squad and their bosses!
  
• The Technology Ruleset v2 elevates gameplay, faction and world design to a higher level!

[h2]▣ NEW GUNPLAY[/h2]

• Master the satisfying manual reload system,
  
• leverage the unique top-down headshots, now more accurate than ever!
  
• A new attachment system allows for even more varied upgrade paths!
  
• Weapons can now be leveled and unlock new perks throughout your run!
  
• Master new mechanics such as single shell reload, dual wield and more!
  
• Weapons can still jam and overheat, check yourself before you burn yourself!

[h2]◩ NEW GAMEPLAY:[/h2]

• Reimagined classes and new class specializations give you many paths to try!
  
• Our Alchemy Action editor enables unseen new depth in upgrades for items and abilities!
• Make hard choices on the new Black Market, Medical, Gambling and God Shrine terminals!
  
• Armor 2.0 enables backside hits, deflections, ricochets and deeper gunplay!

[h2]▩ NEW TECH:[/h2]

• Our powerful new framework, UniversEdit brings unending new possibilities for you & us!
  
• Use our truly next-level modding / content creation tools right within the main menu:
  
• Create and share your own items, abilities, weapons, classes and more within minutes!
  
• Play online with new networking with full dedicated servers and support for 1-4 players!

[h2]▦ UNIVERSE HUB:[/h2]

• More information on synthetikuniverse.com
• Check out the latest Blog Entries:
  
• Dev Blog: Armor 2.0
• Dev Blog: The Synthetik Technology Ruleset v2
• Dev Blog: Modding Plans, new Engine and UniversEdit

Don't forget to wishlist!
We hope you enjoy,
-Team FFG

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471410/SYNTHETIK_2/

Hey everyone!
We are very happy to see you hyped for Synthetik 2, don't forget to check out the S2 FAQ where many of your questions have been answered! Today however is the time to get rid of the nasty memory leaks and we added some extras as well;

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[h2]Essential: Engine Update[/h2]



We updated the engine to the new 2.3.2 version which according to QA and the beta testers fixes the nasty engine memory leaks (which are also the cause for the console crashes) and fixes most other crashes but let us know how things work out for you. There are also some other benefits from the new version as quoted below:

"...2.3.2 removes a few memory/performance bugs in the IDE, improves the garbage collector for a little more in-game performance and a lot more stability, and also smoothens FPS values when on Windows..."

In case of your game just quitting without any error message, this should now be resolved, the same for switch users who just ran out of memory around the third level. Sorry for it taking so long but this was out of our hands as we have no engine source code access.


[h2]New: Arena Chest[/h2]



Added new Arena chest to Legion rising which can appear in the first 2 rooms.
Can grant any of the gray-tier starting weapons which are unlocked from the arena premium upgrade.
While these are clearly inferior to blue weapons, they are still fun for a while!

• Can grant:
• Ump-9
  
• FMG-9 personal
  
• Last ditch M16
  
• M14 Mini
  
• L21 Lever Action
  

Requires the arena upgrade or a console version, can not drop when less than 5 bosses are killed total (for new player experience) and does not drop when a wood weapon crate is present.



[h2]New: The Synthetik Universe Hub (BETA)[/h2]



If you haven't seen it yet, we have opened synthetikuniverse.com
our new online hub for the community and news about the Synthetik Universe.

The Synthetik Universe community hub is the place for all games from Flow Fire and the community. We have many cool things planned and more content is to come, so stay tuned! The Universe Hub also marks the start of the Synthetik Universe as a shared world with consistent gameplay ruleset, factions and lore between our new games.

2 new Blog entries and the first iteration on the Hub are being worked on and are coming soon!



[h2]New: Downloadable Fan Package [/h2]



If you haven't seen, we have uploaded a big FAN PACKAGE on synthetikuniverse.com
with 4 free old game versions to play (make sure to backup your savefile tho) and many other cool things! The Package is around 1 GB.

• Free old Synthetik development builds, old development trailers and screenshots
  
• Synthetik Art packs with splash art, unit images, wallpapers and more
  
• Synthetik weapon modding infos and downloads
  
• Check out the page for all the goods!
  

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[h2]Varied Changes[/h2]

• Added a first draft of Hungarian localisation
  
• Sniper drone now has 2 seconds cooldown as long the player is out-fight
  
• Capped last defender to give out a max of 60 plating, now also gives 20 instead of 10 in phase 5
  
• Fixed insanity challenge showing always on end-boss even after having it already
  
• Fixed P9000 going negative heat when dead
  
• Fixed item cooldown effects not working properly in certain areas, Zion as example
  
• Added localisation string to arena upgreade weapons so its clear it's from arena
  
• Field supply healing does no longer stack
  
• Players spawn a bit further apart to reduce the chance of weapon issues in first frame
  
• Weapon upgradestation discount for low tier starter weapons from 40>60%
  
• Clutch achievement now works when below 1 second no longer below 0.15s
  
• Conveyor speed reduced and made easier, damage fields now work properly
  
• Fixed coil ammo not working for modding
  
• Fixed power tuning mentioning it requires below 10 heat
  
• Reduced speed of conveyor boss
  
• Varied other fixes
  
  
• Increased droprate of RPK Thundra to normal levels for epic rarity (3x higher), heat 1 > 0.9
  
• Laser cannon (Arena Upgrade) max ammo from 40 to 35, Heat reworked
  
• T89 Tokko damage increased from 1.2x to 1.5x
  
• STG-44 (Arena Upgrade) Damage up from 0.8x to 0.9x, heat from 1.05 to 1.15,
  

While still a little redundant, the RPK-12 now works decently as an run & gun LMG after the previous rework and can now be justified to drop normally as a cause, Laser cannon was still overpowered, the previous Tokko buff was not enough to compensate for semi-auto and now sits in between an AR and something like a Sour DMR, while STG got stronger but now has to pay more attention to heat which also makes historically sense as a nice bonus. - Shrike


[h2]Extra: Double EXP and Special-Run codes[/h2]



Added 30 double exp tokens for everyone!
All special run codes have been reset

New one-time special run codes:
Enter in chat after starting a new run to activate. Only works once until reset!

/BEESKNEES
Stupid stunlock

/HOTTAMALES
Hot hot hot

/GUTS
The swordmaster

/SCHNITZEL
A classic

/MAGNUMPII
Moustache

/MADNESSDAY
Thank you Tom

/MACHETY
Never enough moustache!

Find more codes on our community hub and scattered around the channels!




Known issues: Engine update & crash PSA:

Keep in mind that there is a known issue of stuttering for some players but we still think this engine issue is better than the previous engine memory leaks and we have to go with the lesser evil now. We don't want you to wait forever for another fix where we don't know when it will appear. Consoles are also still not fully fixed engine wise and on top our Console devkits were stolen and we have to reaquire them to patch, but hopefully both arrive around the same time, although we can not give an ETA at this point. We are very sorry for this but this is not all in our hands and nothing from our side can really make it faster.

If the engine stutters are too much we will upload a beta version of the previous update. (Yeah..)

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Alright that's all! We hope you enjoy.

Remember to check out the FAQ for Synthetik 2, it also contains S1 related infos.
Synthetik 2 Announcement FAQ

Have fun! - Team FFG

Hey everyone!

SYNTHETIK 2 is on the way, and it’s coming to Steam Early Access first!
We expect to release the Early Access version this summer, and work with all of you on its development.

A brand new Tech Framework and Universe Ruleset allow for a world of new possibilities and a total Graphics Overhaul! The Machine Legion will show their mighty Factions, each with their own special Technologies and powerful Arsenals.

As if that wasn’t enough, there will also be Online Coop for up to 4 Players and a new SYNTHETIK Universe Hub to bring the community together. Last but not least, powerful and easy to use Modding is also on the horizon!


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• The SYNTHETIK Technology Ruleset V2 brings gameplay to new heights, while a brand new framework opens up tons of new possibilities, further refining the uniquely deep weapon handling mechanics
  
  
• Re-engineered in full 3D from the ground up to add an extra dimension to your unforgiving quest to take down the machine gods
  
  
• A fresh new progression system combined with new randomized environments and many new Faction arsenals and items!
  
  
• Introducing the SYNTHETIK Universe, expanding on the Machine Gods, Technologies, Doctrines and Generals of the various Machine Factions, including our new Lore and SYNTHETIK universe hubs!
  
  
• Up to 4 player online co-op with full dedicated servers and more focus on tactical coordination and teamplay!
  
  
• Powerful modding capabilities thanks to new ‘Universe-Edit’ Engine Framework which unlocks our gameplay tech for every player, with content creation tools that work directly within the game (released gradually, more info later)

Stay tuned for our upcoming Blog entries on the new Synthetik Universe hub!
We’re looking forward to sharing SYNTHETIK 2 with you all this summer!

- FFG Team



https://store.steampowered.com/app/1471410/SYNTHETIK_2/

SYNTHETIK 1 Patch Info We are currently preparing another patch for Synthetik with an upgrade of the engine version, hopefully improving some things related to current issues, this should arrive in the very near future.

See you soon and don't forget to wishlist!

Many more fixes are now live! Things might still not be perfect but should be dramatically reduced with previous 26.05 (145 Fixes!) and now 26.06, we are still investigating on your further reports. For Ultimate we added a lot of things but also had to switch to an very early new version of the Engine, changing many fundamentals and causing a lot of trouble, we are sorry for inconveniences.
- Shrike


[h2]One time run codes[/h2]
Already used One Time Run codes are all reset and can all be used again!
Special Run codes can be used once per savefile, enter them in chat after loading into a new run right at the start!


Enter in chat in new run:

[h3]/REDLINE[/h3]
Gotta go fast

[h3]/ZZSSHH[/h3]
Missilessssssssssssssss

[h3]/MALLNINJA[/h3]
Impressing the ladies

[h3]/ADDICT[/h3]
Drink responsibly

[h3]/THUNDERGOD[/h3]
Lord of thunder, hear thy call!

[h3]/INSTAGIB[/h3]
Full Sale Room Clearance

[h3]/GAU8[/h3]
Who touched my gun?

[h3]/GURREN[/h3]
To infinity!

[h3]/SHINOBI[/h3]
Actschually the mallninja code has a more fitting mechanic..

[h3]/CHERNOBYL[/h3]
Living dangerously

[h3]/INVOKER[/h3]
Icefrog stop the mobility creep pls

[h3]/ERASER[/h3]
He is back!

[h3]/WORLDISNOTENOUGH[/h3]
Shaken not stirred

You can not use multiple at once. There might be more scattered within the community!
These codes will eventually be reset, have fun!


[h2]Exp Tokens[/h2]
Everyone has gotten a good bunch of exp tokens, granting double experience for a run each!
NEW - A player leaving your coop session (leaving, rage quitting, internet out, disconnect, crash) after the run has gone for a bit, will grant you one double Exp token.


[h2]Weapon Modding[/h2]
Remember to check out the weapon mod sharing channel on discord for some cool weapon
mods! Its as easy to install as unzipping a file into your folder! Instructions on Discord or Steam forum.
https://discord.com/invite/RVUqxWtZDN





[h2]Changes & Fixes:
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• Fixed many crashing issues and others issues (45 total)
  
• Fixed Jet Achievement
  
• Fixed Class Level Achievements
  
• Fixed Shield and Credits Achievements
  
• Fixed Generic Shrine not working in Coop and being invisible for the other player
  
• Fixed Last Defender Field Attack being overwritten by other phases sometimes
  
• Likely fixed players not getting ownership of their starting weapons at start of the game in coop
  
  
• Boss Dialogs now are closing on Escape Press
  
• Stats upgrade kit can now no longer be exploited with shaker (wasn't easy to nerf due to dropping not saving any info so it had to be gutted for the moment)
  
• Shaker cooldown increased by 15%
  
• Added Ammo Stack to Firing Range
  
• GPS and Black market teleporter are now back to normal item pool although low chance, still exist in Mystery Crate pool
  
• Flametongue burning damage and range slightly increased
  
• Removed random rare room event giving Hyper adrenaline buff for one room
  
• Removed healing reduction from modded weapon debuff
  
• Fixed sound that played when pressing “L”
  
• Controller Deadzone Setting to max 25 instead of 14
  
• Low Quality setting now reduces particle amount for better infight performance
  
• Armageddon shard now kills after 10 seconds in the third room instead of instantly at the teleporter, now has a bit of animation also to convey it better
  
• Increased text size in english by 1 point for main text and slightly larger text font
  

[h2]26.06 for Consoles:[/h2] (Coming later, certification starting very soon)
On Xbox and Switch a small remedy will be enabled where you will be able to click on the first name in the credits as a cheat, giving you 25 levels for the selected class and one prestige + 15 exp tokens as a small condolence and as a way to get progress back.
Console versions gain 10% more experience

There will be some time until this is live on consoles however, an announcement will be made at that point again on Discord and Reddit.





[h2]Previous patches[/h2]

7 January - v26.5
- 145 Fixes

19 December - v26.4
More fixes as usual
GOG Bridge updated, more work is being done there
Upcoming QOL changes outside of fixes:
- Unstable randomizer should work on starters
- Custom fitting has an effect on special weapons
- Longer teleport time (10s more) on conveyor boss
- Armageddon shard displays charges until explosion in buff bar

17 December - v26.2
- A good bunch of fixes and crash fixes are live
- Conveyor belt boss is a bit shorter
- Auto Triggers on some items have been reduced
- Gladiator now can't go to 0 ammo
- Armageddon Shard now shows a debuff
- Some other QOL changes
- Achievements have been enabled

16 December - v26.1
- Several fixes and crash fixes are live
- Fixed issue of people not getting prestige shop game modes in coop (?)




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Stay tuned!
- FFG